When I was younger I used to be really into photography, and I still am, I just don’t really get to do it besides taking my own artists photos and stuff like that.
MELANIE MARTINEZI’m probably the most proud of “Mrs. Potato Head,” because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I tried writing that song one time and I just couldn’t tell the story the way I wanted to, and I couldn’t figure it out.
More Melanie Martinez Quotes
-
-
The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
”God” is the Glue between us all.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I’m not used to writing about happy emotions, I’m just used to pulling from my sad or angry – happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story. So the first album is very focused on her family life and her love life.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
It’s very hard to be an artist, on my first album, and I’m like asking for money for a music video for every song – it’s so hard to do. You have to pick your battles for sure, but I definitely want – and I’ve always worked to make it all connect – for all of it to feel cohesive.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of similarities.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I’m pretty excited for people to listen to the story of each song. It’s definitely like a giant book with different stories in it. They are all very child-like but also a balance between light and dark.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I’ve had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Just like a flower, we blossom and transform with the proper sunlight, a balanced amount of water, enough fresh air and when we are firmly planted in the ground.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Loving yourself + others is a magically addictive sensation.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story. So the first album is very focused on her family life and her love life.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Doing music is time consuming, will drain you, and stress you out at times. But in the end if you love doing it, and you’re putting out music you’re proud of, it will never feel like work. It’ll just feel like love.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I love Nicoletta Ceccoli , and I love Tim Burton movies. So those are like my biggest inspirations I think.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It’s just what it is right now, but I go through phases.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I have definitely noticed I am very passionate. So if I’m fighting with someone I’ll be SO super loud and aggressive, and make sure that my point is heard.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I’m happy that I get to work with people that I enjoy being around. It’s really cool when people understand and want to help your vision and are like rooting for you. I just, I love them a lot.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
It’s just weird because like when I was writing Cry Baby I like the only thing that I was thinking about, when writing it, was the concepts and the visuals, and the way that it sounded kind of happened naturally.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I’m very, very in touch with my emotions.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Even if the song meant a lot to me, I would still probably perform it live.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
There is a certain level of patience you have to have with yourself to get to the finish line.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
When I create it is the only time the past, present and future all meet me at once.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
My style in three words- youthful, sweet, and diverse.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
Cry Baby is just a character in this world that I’m trying to create, and the music videos are really important to me, and I’ve fought to obviously get all of them approved.
MELANIE MARTINEZ -
I always mention toy sounds when I go into any session.
MELANIE MARTINEZ